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HURRICANE Florence is a “monster” storm predicted to smash into the East Coast of the US later this week. Where are hurricane warnings and watches in place?

Hurricane season is well underway, with Hurricane Florence tracking across the Atlantic Ocean towards the East Coast of America.

Travelling ever closer to land, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said in their latest update that Florence was about 624 miles southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.

The 2am AST (7am BST) update from the NHC predicted some weakening for the hurricane on Thursday but said that it would be a “dangerous major hurricane” when the eye of the storm reaches the coast later this week.

The category four hurricane has wind speeds measuring 140mph, with higher gusts, which is predicted to have catastrophic effects on structures and utilities like water and electricity.